Factors influencing adolescents engagement in risky Internet behavior

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 513-520

  Liau, Albert Kienfie ^a,b   Khoo, Angeline ^a   Ang, Peng Hwa ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; INTERNET CHATTING; INTERNET GAMING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SINGAPORE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 29444452432     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2005.8.513     Document Type: Article

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